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FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in the UAE Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:34AMSource: Reuters By Cynthia Johnston DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The cloud over the financial future of Dubai after the Dubai World debt crisis is the overriding risk to watch in the United Arab Emirates this year. ...
Big bite: Security at Taste costs $1.5 mil. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:00AMChicago taxpayers spent more than $2 million policing lakefront festivals last year -- $1.5 million of it for Taste of Chicago alone -- underscoring Mayor Daley's desire to privatize the events and the difficulty he may have in doing so. The staggering tab for police services does not include a private security contractor hired by the city to assist with crowd control and "work the gates ...
SSS urged to recover millions of pesos from ex-officials Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:53AMThe Social Security System (SSS) has been urged by a senator to recover the millions of pesos that its former commissioners have allegedly pocketed from various private corporations.
India seeks 'lawful access' to all telecom data Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:55PMThe services offered by the likes of Skype and Google convert audio in a digital format that is later transmitted over the Internet.
India seeks 'lawful access' to all telecom data Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:10PMNEW DELHI, INDIA: India has asked companies that allow users to make voice calls over the Internet to provide security agencies access to their encrypted data, a day after BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) agreed to do so.
Harold Pollack: Double Count of Irony Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:16PMI advise a group of dynamic progressive physicians in Doctors for America. In a tough political climate, I am heartened by the energy, skill, and...
Rebranding Iraq: Playing with Numbers and Lives Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:14PMThe soldiers of the US 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division hollered as they made their way into Kuwait. "We won," they claimed. "It’s over." But what exactly did they win?
Violence marring Haiti's recovery Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:09PMA trio of gunmen stormed a gated home in the well-to-do Pelerin neighborhood, shot dead a Sunrise man and kidnapped a 16-year-old relative. Gregoire-Ronald Chery, 56, died of a single shot to the head. Nadege Charlot, his cousin, continued to be held Tuesday as kidnappers demanded a $100,000 ransom.
Business Briefs: Sabre Holdings sells travel subsidiary Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:18PMSabre Holdings sells travel subsidiary Southlake-based Sabre Holdings sold its travel subsidiary,
Alliance Boots offloads £300m of pension liability to specialist PIC Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:12PMFormer Alliance UniChem pension scheme to be dissolved, and its 3,000 members given Pension Insurance Corporation policies Private-equity-owned healthcare and pharmacies group Alliance Boots has offloaded £300m of pension liabilities to a specialist pensions insurance group in a bid to cap its pension responsibilities. The Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) is taking over the management of the ...
Parliament passes N-liability Bill Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:11PMParliament on Monday approved a bill to open up the country's $150-billion nuclear power market, sealing legislation...
Zacks Earnings Preview: Brown Forman, Campbell Soup, Heinz, H&R Block and SAIC Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:06PMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Brown Forman (NYSE: BF-B), Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), Heinz (NYSE: HNZ), H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) and SAIC (NYSE: SAI).To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207. Every day, Zacks.com makes 4 stock picks available, free of ...
Zacks Earnings Preview: Brown Forman, Campbell Soup, Heinz, H&R Block and SAIC Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:00PMCHICAGO----Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Brown Forman , Campbell Soup , Heinz , H&R Block and SAIC .To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207.
Under Secretary Stuart Levey Remarks on New Executive Order on North Korea Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:45PMPresident Obama today signed an Executive Order establishing a new sanctions program that targets a wide range of illicit activities undertaken by the Government of North Korea.
Breaking News Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:16PMThe parliament on Monday approved a bill to open up the country's $150 billion nuclear power market, sealing legislation crucial for the entry of U.S. firms like General Electric and Westinghouse Electric.
Penson Australia Signs Wilson HTM as Clearing Broker; Outsourcing Services Frees up Capital to Provide Even Greater ... Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:07PMSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNSN) announced today that its Australian clearing subsidiary, Penson Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd (PFSA), will provide equities clearing services for Wilson HTM Investment Group (ASX: WIG) starting in September under a five year agreement. This is the seventh correspondent broker-dealer in Australia that PFSA has signed since ...
CA,Citrix Make Acquisitions;Software Consolidation Continues Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:01PMCA,Citrix Make Acquisitions;Software Consolidation Continues
City National Bank Hires Six Veteran Advisors for Its Private Client Services Group in San Francisco Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:00PMSAN FRANCISCO -- City National Bank announced today it has hired six banking and investment management veterans for its Private Client Services Group in San Francisco.
Larry Bock: Swimming Upstream: Mobilizing America to Problem-Solve Again Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:53PMThe USA Science and Engineering Festival is one sure-fire way to find new and effective ways to meet the challenge of motivating and invigorating the next generation of innovative young minds in technology.
Five Years After Katrina, New Orleans Legal Community Is Finding Its Way Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:52PMFour months after Hurricane Katrina hit, 5,352 attorneys had offices in New Orleans. Since then, that number has dropped by 19 percent, to 4,342, as attorneys moved elsewhere to make a living. Even so, membership in the New Orleans Bar Association now surpasses its pre-Katrina levels, if only slightly, said Executive Director Helena Henderson. She's encouraged by the bar association's numbers ...
UControl gets second wind with new strategy Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:00PMUControl gets second wind with new strategy
Law and legal affairs: Techno File Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:24PMFailings fine
To close wage gap with Australia, we need to update rules Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:08PMHere's a quick quiz.
Kazakh tax has Western oil firms over a barrel Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:00PMThis month, Britain's BG Group and US oil giant Chevron faced a case of Hobson's choice - either start paying Kazakhstan more than $1m (£650,000) a day in unwarranted export duties, or see their oil and gas exports stopped dead at the border. There are no prizes for guessing which option they took.
Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:30AMKABUL (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead five campaign workers for a candidate in Afghanistan's parliamentary election next month, officials said on Sunday, another sign of rising insecurity as Washington prepares to review its war strategy.
Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:18AMSource: Reuters * Candidate, 5 workers, 7 U.S. soldiers killed in 48 hours * U.N. says poll intimidation unacceptable * Toll of insurgents kill in base raids more than 30 By Paul Tait KABUL, Aug 29 (Reuters ...
Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:18AMBy Paul Tait
Why Basel III is No Magic Bullet Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:07AMThere’s been an interesting dialogue between Streetwise Professor and Deus ex Macchiato on the matter of the practical impact of the pending Basel III rules, which will rejigger, in a pretty significant way, bank capital requirements (see here and here for details). The reason Basel III matters is that the Treasury has been touting it [...]
People in Business for Aug. 29, 2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:11AMJohn J. Zollinger IV has been named first vice president/North Shore market president by Lafayette-based Home Bank. He was regional manager for the homebuilder finance division of Regions Bank covering Louisiana and Mississippi.
Escape slows prison privatization Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:05AMThe recent escape at a for-profit prison in Kingman has slowedArizona's rush toward privatizing corrections.
U.S. Senate: Race to the top Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:12PMU.S. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., speaks with supporters Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1998, in Manchester, N.H. Gregg is running for re-election. (AP Photo/Joel Page)
Providence police work with community, social agencies to keep peace Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:02PMA pilot program - which drew 130 participants - tries to keep teens off streets at night with sports and talks
Providence police work with community, social agencies to keep peace Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:02PMOne pilot program - which drew 130 responses - keeps teens off the streets at night with sports and talks
Nato repels daring assaults on Afghan bases by insurgents in US uniform Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:01PMInsurgents wearing US army uniforms launched an audacious co-ordinated attack on two major Nato bases in eastern Afghanistan early yesterday morning. The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said the attacks were repelled with five insurgents captured and 24 killed, four of whom were wearing suicide vests. The Afghan Defence Ministry added that two Afghan soldiers were killed ...
Trichet: Failure to cut govt debt risks a ‘lost decade’ Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:07PMEuropean Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said governments risk a “lost decade” of weak economic growth if they delay reversing the surge in public debt triggered by the financial crisis.
UN panel 'strongly condemns' E.Guinea executions Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:38PMA panel of UN human rights experts has strongly condemned the execution of four men over a February 2009 attack on the presidential palace in Equatorial Guinea's capital Malabo.
Aug. 27th Press Review Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:38PMPresident Abdullah Gul spoke with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari on the phone on Wednesday to discuss Turkey's efforts to help Pakistan in the aftermath of devastating floods.
Afghans protest killing of civilians Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:36PMHundreds of Afghan people have held took to the streets in the eastern province of Ghazni to protest against the presence of private security firms in the country.
Karzai condemns CIA payment report Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:46PMAfghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned US media reports alleging that senior members of the Afghan administration had been receiving secret payments from the CIA.
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 27 Aug. 2010 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:08PMWe're always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or contact us . You can import individual events in the Events Guide into Google Calendar using the link beside each entry, or download the entire thing as an iCal file (which is importable into Google Calendar, Outlook, Windows ...
Afghan leader rejects report key aide paid by CIA Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:31AMA U.S. newspaper report that said a key national security adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai was being paid by the CIA is an insult to Afghanistan.
Afghan leader rejects report key aide paid by CIA Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:11AMKABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. newspaper report that said a key national security adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai was being paid by the CIA is an insult to Afghanistan aimed at discrediting Karzai's government, his office said on Saturday.
Afghan leader rejects report key aide paid by CIA Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:03AMSource: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click [ID:nAFPAK]) KABUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. newspaper report that said a key national security adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai was being paid by the CIA is ...
Cuba adopts free-market laws Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:42AMCuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years — potentially touching off a golf-course building boom — and loosening state controls on commerce to let islanders grow and sell their own fruit and vegetables.
No cause for celebration - PM says more has to be done Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:51AMPRIME Minister Bruce Golding says despite the reported reduction in all major crimes committed between June and August, there is still much more work to be done.
'Lost decade' looms, ECB warns Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:34PMEuropean Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet says governments risk causing a ‘‘lost decade’’ of weak economic growth if they delay reversing the surge in public debt triggered by the financial crisis.
Cuba Enacts 2 Surprising Free-Market Reforms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:22PMWhat's Your Reaction?
Cuba embraces 2 surprising free-market reforms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:12PM(AP:HAVANA) Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years _ potentially touching off a golf-course building boom _ and loosening state controls on commerce to let islanders grow and sell their own fruit and vegetables.
Corruption keeping US firms from investing in RP Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:11PMDA NANG, Vietnam – Corruption, along with problems with transparency, efficiency and bureaucracy are keeping American companies from investigating in the Philippines.
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/8 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:48PMAgricultural exports totalled US$12.2 billion in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 20 per cent compared to the same period a year ago, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced.